Visualizing the Geometry of Hydrogen Dimers
Arnab Khan, T. Jahnke, S. Zeller, Florian Trinter, M. S. Schöffler, Lothar Schmidt, R. Dörner, M. Kunitski
Abstract
] obtained via femtosecond laser-induced Coulomb explosion imaging. Our results indicate that hydrogen dimers are not restricted to a particular geometry but rather occur as a mixture of all possible configurations. The measured intermolecular distance distributions were used to deduce the isotropic intermolecular potential as well as the binding energies of the dimers.
Topics & Concepts
Intermolecular forceDimerCoulomb explosionIsotropyFemtosecondHydrogenBinding energySurface (topology)Atomic physicsMolecular physicsQuantumPotential energy surfacePhysicsChemistryChemical physicsGeometryLaserMoleculeQuantum mechanicsNuclear magnetic resonanceMathematicsIonizationIonLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsAtomic and Molecular PhysicsMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications